Fastener



Jan. 15, 1952 Filed Feb. ,5, 1948 w. A. BEDFORD, JR 2,582,579

FASTENER 2 SHEETS-SHEET l WILUAM A; BEDFORD 6R.

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W. A BEDFORD, JR

Jan. 15, 1952 FASTENER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Feb. 5, 1948 WILUAMABEDFQRD JR.

end I and is disposed on an axis oblique to a. radius of the stud-carrying part I3. for example the axis AA, Fig. 2. Thus, the normal distance between the inner end of the stud and the end I5 is substantially less than the distance between the end I5 and an adjacent wall of the aperture .3 .in which the stud is entered. This construction permits of securing the fastener in place on the tubular support I by a snap fastener action and is particularly strong and resistant to shear forces applied to the part I4.

The fastener body In may be outwardly torted or bent, intermediate the support enga e ing portions I3 and I4, as shownin Figs. 1 and2. r Y

and the supported part-receiving fastener. Such fastener may be of any type suitable for engaging and supporting the part to be supported. As herein shown, such fastener part comprises spaced slots II providing a buckle throughjwhich the web 4'and the like may be woven or laced as will be clearly'understood in the art.

. In Figs. 4 and 5 there is illustrated a modified formof the invention constructed of a single piece of metal in which the portions I3 and I4 are curved about spaced centers 5 andB, as above described. The inwardly extending stud I21 advantageously may be pressed or drawn integrally from the support-engaging surface I3 and -its axis X-X; is preferably oblique to a radius of the porton I3. One or more of the edges of the slots II may be provided with teeth HF to grip the part 4 to besupported, particularly when such part isin the form of a fabric web strip or the like. 7 y

In Figs. 6, 7, 8 and'9 there is illustrated another modified form of the invention constructed of a single piece of metal with a body III] with a central portion H4 curved about a center I06 and end portions H3 curved about another center I05, The centers I05 and I06 are spaced apart and so positioned that on one side of the body the inner surfaces of theend portions and cen-- tral portion are fiu s h,while toward the other side the inner surface of, the central portion becomes increasingly displaced outwardly from the inner surface of the end portions. Connecting portions I16 join the outwardly disp-aced central portion to theadjacent end portions H3. The inwardly extending stud H2 may be pressed or drawn integrally. from the central portion H4 adjacent the side that is flush with the end portions and, may have its aXis YY inclined obliquely to a radius of the end portion H3 and inwardly toward the other side of the central portion I I4. In the displaced side of the central portion H4, one ormore longitudinal slots III may be disposed for securing afabric web 4. The. above described construction results in the distance from the edge I I5 of the end portion H3 to the surface of the base of stud I I2 being greater than the distance from the edge H5 to the top of the stud. Consequent1y,,the fastener may be placed on the support I with a snap fastener action with the stud H2 snapping into the aperture 3 and the interior surfaces adjacent the edges H5 engaging the exterior surface of the support. Y

Important advantages of the invention reside in the simplicity of construction and strength of the fastener. It will be apparent that the fastener may be secured to the tubularor cylindrical support by a snap fastener action due to the fact that the head of the stud is nearer the edge" I5 than is'the base of the stud. Thus, as i the fastene is applied to a tubular support with the stud I2 entering into the aperture 3, the end edge I5 will yield outwardly under tension permitting the stud to be fully inserted within the aperture 3, and causing the stud thereafter to 5 grip opposing sides of the radial aperture of a tubular part under tension.

When the portion I4 of the fastener is under load, the support-engaging portion I3 is retained in engagement with the tubular support I by reason of the oblique disposition of the stud I2 with reference to any radius of the portion I3. It will be apparent to persons skilled in the artthat other types of part-engaging fasteners maybe employed and that the invention is not to be restricted to the buckle type herein shown and described. The scope of the invention is best defined in the appended claims.

' Iclaim:

. 1. ,A fastener member for attachment to a support having an arcuate apertured fastener-engaging surface comprising an elongated curved body ofresilient sheet material having a concave supportgengagin-g surface, the curvatures of different portions of which are generated about spaced centers whereby said portions are eccentrically disposed with relation to each other, means connecting said eccentrically disposed portions in laterally offset relationship such that an intermediate portion of said body is normally spaced outwardly from the arcuate surface of a support when the fastener is assembled therewith, a rigid tubular stud member connected to one of said portions adjacent a side of said fastener member and extending inwardly from the concave face thereof for cooperation with a support aperture, said stud member being so disposed with reference to said eccentrically disposed surfaces that the axis thereof extends obliquely to the axis of the support aperture when thefastener 402 is assembled with the support thus effecting tensional engagement of the stud with the walls of said aperture at diametrically opposite sides of the stud, the portion of said body normally spaced outwardly from the surface of a support being provided with means to engage a part to be supported whereby a pull on said part will urge the body into tighter engagementwith the surface of the support.

:2. A fastener member of the type set forth in claim 1 in which the axis of said tubular stud member is inclined inwardly toward the end of said fastener member at an oblique angle to a radius of said curved body which intersects said stud-axis at the outer surface of said curved body. J I

3. A fastener member of the type set forth in claim 1 in which the means connecting said eccentrically disposed laterallyoffset portions comprises an outwardly bent portion of said body intermediate the sides thereof.

4.: A'fastener member of the type set forth in claim 1 in which said eccentrically disposed laterallyoffset portions comprise oppositely disposedsupport-engaging end portions connected to an intermediateoutwardly offset portion, said endand offset portions merging adjacent the side of thesaid' fastener member to which the stud member is connected.

-5. Affastener' for attachment to a cylindrical tubular support having a radial aperture in a w'allthereof, comprising a substantially arcuate shaped body of resilient material having support-engaging curved surfaces at opposite ends thereof, an'intermediate curved surface disposed tially flush with said support-engaging surfaces at one side edge of said body but displaced outwardly from said curved surfaces at the other side of said body, and a rigid stud member extending inwardly from said intermediate surface adjacent said one side edge with its axis extending obliquely to radii of said curved end surfaces, said intermediate surface having means to engage a part to be supported.

6. A fastener for attachment to a cylindrical tubular support having a radial aperture in a wall thereof, comprising a substantially arcuate shaped body of resilient material having opposed end portions with support-engaging surfaces generated about a first axis and a central portion with an inner surface generated about a second axis displaced from said first axis having one side thereof substantially flush with said end portions and the other side displaced outwardly from said portions. a rigid stud member extending inwardly from said inner surface of; said central portion adjacent said one side and having its axis oblique to a line from said first axis which passes through the center of the base of said stud.

WILLIAM A. BEDFORD, JR.

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